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Letters Patent No.i '11,`969, datedDeeember 10, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERNE i Be it known that I,l STEPHEN P.-Bn0oxs, of Somerville, in the county of Middlesex; and State of Massachusetts, have invented an improved Combined. Shovel and Coal-Siftel-of which the following yis a full, clear, and exact description, reference being liad'to the accompanying drawings, inaking'part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective vien' of my combined shovel and Sifter. Y

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through "tiresome, on the line :r :u oiig. 1.l

Figure 3 is a plan of the perforated ,side whielforms the sifter.

The ordinary perforatediireshovehvwhiclrisi:used'to'sift the ashes beneath thegratefof a stove, is objectionable, on account of its allowing the dust to es'eapefreely linto the apartment. My invention has for its object to`` overcome this diiiculty, andconsists in a shovel, ofxfeetangular or other suitable form, enclosed all around except at the front end, which is left open for theentrance of the ashes or leoal,`vone side of the shovel being perforated orformed of Wire'netting, so as to answer the purpose of a-sifter'. l g `To enable others skilled in "the art to understand and use my' invention, I willproceed `to describe the Y manner in which I have carried it out;l i i Y In the saiddrawings, A is the shovel, made of sheet iron, or'other suitablematerial, of a rectangular or other desirable forni, and4 open only at the'front endA atta. One side, b, of the shovel is'perforated', as seen in the drawings, or may be made of wire netting, so as'to serve as a sifter, the opposite side, c, acting as Aa cover to prevent the dust from rising and escaping into the apartment when the 4shovel is used beneath the grate of a stove, thus particularly adapting it for parl-or use; while, by turning theshovel over by means of the handle B, so as to bring the side fc underneath, it may be 'u'scd to remove fine ashes-from beneath the grate-a-purpose for which the ordinary perforated fire-shovel is not well' adapted.

The above-described shovel may be made of any suitable depth, to adapt it for coal or cinders of any size.

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What I claim as my invention, and desireuto secure vby Letters Patent, is#- The within-described combined shovel and sifter, constructed and operating substantially as set forth. S. P. BROOKS.

Witnesses:v Y P. E. Tnscnmmeunn, N. W..S TEARNS. 

